LONG BEACH

Snoop Dogg hopes that Jooba Loc will emerge as the torchbearer for the revamped Doggystyle Records. In May, Jooba dropped his debut album,&nbsp;Only Way Out, which featured a few G-funk dons in Kokane, Daz Dillinger, and Uncle Snoop.

Vince Staples mentioned Long Beach's Ramona Park approximately 80 times on his debut album&nbsp;Summertime '06&nbsp;and even allotted the park two of its own tracks: "Ramona Park Legend Pt. 1" and "Ramona Park Legend Pt.

Many vets have been trying to stay relevant by working with young producers or adding a little bit of trap to their sound, but for their upcoming album,&nbsp;Cuzznz, Snoop and Daz have simply been exploring the possibilities within the G-funk sound, and the re

At age 44, Snoop Dogg is having a helluva year. He released his 13th album, the effortlessly funky and highly underrated&nbsp;BUSH, and he&nbsp;appeared on TPAB,&nbsp;Compton, and&nbsp;The Documentary, to highlight a few.

At the end of the month, Vince Staples will drop his highly-anticipated debut album on Def Jam (remember, last year's&nbsp;Hell Can Wait&nbsp;was an EP), and last night, he tweeted out the tracklist, minus the features.

Straight out of Long Beach, CA, Joey Fatts is the epitome of a rapper from the streets. He tells his story of being raised in the same neighborhood that was home to hip hop legends Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg on Ill Streets Blues.

For those unfamiliar, ODDISEE is a Sudanese American emcee / producer from Washington, D.C. who's recently been operating out of Brooklyn, New York City (he currently releases music via independent Seoul, Arizona imprint Mello Music Group).

Cliff Savage continues to impress with each new leak, and Dr. Seuss (Prod. By Assassin MC) is no exception. It strengthens Cliff Savage's already impressive body of work, which has seen positive change over the years.